WB - Demographic Indicators | Land Portal

This dataset contains demographic indicators (such as female and male population, share of urban and rural population, share of urban population living in slums, total population, fertility rate...) as provided by the World Bank.

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

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Number

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

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Number

Population, age 0-14 (% of total) is the population between the ages of 0 and 14 as a percentage of the total population.

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Number

Total population between the ages 15 to 64 is the number of people who could potentially be economically active.

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Number

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population.

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Number

Population growth (annual %) is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage.

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Percentage (%)

Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households.

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Percentage (%)

Population, female (% of total) is the percentage of the population that is female.

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Percentage (%)

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country

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Number

Rural population refers to the share (%) of people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the ratio between Urban Population and Total Population.

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Percentage (%)

Urban population refers to the share (%) of people living in Urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the ratio between Rural Population and Total Population.

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Percentage (%)

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